Comparison

PPKP vs Beacon Puzzle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PPKP

Become a hero and rebuild a city under attack by monsters. Smash cars for materials, train in martial arts, and upgrade your abilities in the lab to defeat your foes and restore order.

Highlights
  • Smash cars for building materials
  • Replenish strength and boost combos
  • Learn martial arts and upgrade dojo
  • Acquire power-ups and special goggles
  • Receive hints from city inhabitants
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Suddenly the Monster Corps attacks and breaks the city. Be the hero who will revive the city while taking down monsters. - Scrapyard Get building materials by smashing old cars to pieces. - Restaurant Replenish your strength and boost your combo powers while gaining needed experience to level up. Don't worry about losing some fights; the restaurant is always open to satisfy your appetite. So go out and challenge those monsters again and again. - Dojo Ancient scrolls of martial arts are available for you to learn. Learning more martial arts allows you to upgrade the dojo and learn much more. Don't forget to check the hidden room for the forbidden techniques. - Laboratory Do you want upgrades? The laboratory has them. From special goggles that let's you see the monsters weaknesses, to power ups that will make you the best monster hunter, the laboratory has them all. Some power ups will gain experience if equipped at your house. - People Tapping on people in the city will give you some nice hints. Animals also deserve some of your tender taps.

About

Beacon Puzzle

A daily logic puzzle game where you place lighthouses to illuminate every cell on a grid. Master pure deduction with hundreds of practice levels, a daily challenge, and an endless timed mode. Hints are available via optional purchases or rewarded ads.

Highlights
  • Daily logic puzzles
  • Hundreds of practice levels
  • Four difficulty tiers
  • Endless timed mode
  • Hint system
  • Streak building
Features
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A daily logic puzzle to lighten your day. Place lighthouses to light every cell on the grid. No two may share a row, share a column, or touch in adjacent spaces, not even diagonally. Simple to learn, surprisingly hard to master. A new 8x8 puzzle every day at midnight PST, hundreds of hand-rated practice levels across four difficulty tiers, and an endless Unlimited mode against the clock. Build your daily streak and share it with friends. GAME MODES Daily Challenge A brand-new puzzle every day at 12:00 AM PST, alternating between 8x8 and 9x9 grids. Solve it to grow your streak. Share your result. Practice Hundreds of puzzles across four difficulty tiers: 4x4 Noob warm-ups, 5x5 Pro grids, 6x6 Expert puzzles, and 7x7 Genius brain-burners. Every level is hand-rated by a constraint solver, so the difficulty curve is smooth and fair. Unlimited An endless run against a 60-second clock. Each puzzle you solve refills 20 seconds back on the timer, capped at 60. Puzzles get progressively tougher as your run climbs. How long can you keep the clock alive? HOW TO PLAY Every puzzle has the same four rules: - Place exactly one lighthouse in each colored region. - Beams shine the full length of the row and column from each lighthouse. - No two lighthouses may share a row, share a column, or touch in adjacent spaces, including diagonally. - Every cell must be lit by at least one beam. If you get stuck, spend a hint to place the hardest remaining lighthouse. Hints come from optional in-app purchase packs, or you can watch a short rewarded ad for a free one. WHY YOU WILL LIKE IT Pure logic. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, reachable through deduction alone. No guessing required. No ads in the way. Ads only appear when you actively tap to watch one in exchange for a free hint. Never interruptive. Respectful of your time. No account required. No daily-login slot-machine. Just puzzles. Beautiful and fast. A clean dark theme by default, with a light theme one tap away. Built to feel instant on any iPhone. Made by one person. Designed, coded, and play-tested by a solo developer who cares too much about puzzle quality. If you find a flaw or have an idea, the email below reaches them directly. Site: https://beaconpuzzle.com Made in Seattle.

Screenshots

PPKP4 screens
Beacon Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beacon Puzzle at every 5 days against PPKP's monthly. PPKP's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PPKP sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Beacon Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PPKP against 5.0 for Beacon Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PPKP has 23K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of PPKP's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beacon Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PPKP ships an update monthly, Beacon Puzzle every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PPKP versus Beacon Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPPKPBeacon Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSHIMADA TOSHIHIROAARON SHAYNE JACOWITZ

Customer experience

PPKP

All ratings23,324 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,461 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%

Beacon Puzzle

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PPKP

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional button/control responsiveness issues
  • Game freezing/crashing on certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More ways to earn premium currency
  • Ability to save/restore progress across devices
  • Additional gameplay modes (boss rush, multiplayer, etc.)
  • More customization options for the protagonist

Beacon Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PPKP

One-time3
  • 100Gem$0.99
  • 600Gem$4.99
  • 6000Gem$40.99
4 purchases

Beacon Puzzle

One-time4
  • English (U.S.)$0.99
  • English (U.S.)$2.99
  • English (U.S.)$4.99
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  • English (U.S.)$9.99

Questions

Is PPKP free?
PPKP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beacon Puzzle free?
Beacon Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PPKP or Beacon Puzzle?
Beacon Puzzle is rated higher. PPKP averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Beacon Puzzle averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do PPKP or Beacon Puzzle have ads?
Both PPKP and Beacon Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, PPKP or Beacon Puzzle?
PPKP ships an update monthly, and Beacon Puzzle every 5 days. Most recently, PPKP was updated on October 14, 2026 and Beacon Puzzle on September 30, 2026.

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